i would eat my pet.. i think most would in that situation, rather than die themselves. flight 571 surviviors ALL overcame the grossness and were
eating human flesh within a couple days after the crash, admittely they just had to eat corpses and not kill and eat people.

It also makes sense to start killing and eating people before everyone starves and loses all of their body fat and meat. i think that makes the
difference between a survivor and someone whose ganna die.

so yes i would eat my pet and i think most would after not eating for a week. Try not eating and excercising for a week.

Originally posted by dayve
How hard would it be to find food in a forest?

It depends on the individual. Do you have even a basic grasp of nature? The wrong berries and you are squirting out necessary fluids. The wrong
mushrooms and you are off to the grave. If you aren't ready for a given area, don't go there. I sure as hell wouldn't go to Detroit without a
handgun.

My ideal dog was well versed in tracking lost game, warning of impending danger, attacking an intruder to give time to wake up and be ready, hunting
small game for a dinner or two. He was an Australian Blue Heeler, the ultimate dog and I received him by accident off the streets of Albuquerque
1979.

Alas, I've had several dogs over my lifetime; only one has filled the aforementioned criteria. There is no way he would be eaten, only right by my
side through thick and thin. As he always was.

But, the others: no way would I eat them either. But, using them for whining bait to get something larger for dinner, quite likely.

if I had no alternative and my pet was going to die from starvation or something anyway...then I would wait as long as I could...then I would eat
them. I would feel awful about it, but if it seems as though they may die anyway then I would want to survive for as long as possible assuming there
was any hope of living after that point.

Take a look at this video - dogs, and I am in agreement not only help us now but were pivotal in our development as a species. We hooked up together
long long ago to ensure each others survival.

We have an extraordinary relationship with dogs - closer than with any other animal on the planet. But what makes the bond between us so
special?
Research into dogs is gaining momentum, and scientists are investigating them like never before. From the latest fossil evidence, to the sequencing of
the canine genome, to cognitive experiments, dogs are fast turning into the new chimps as a window into understanding ourselves.
Where does this relationship come from? In Siberia, a unique breeding experiment reveals the astonishing secret of how dogs evolved from wolves.
Swedish scientists demonstrate how the human/dog bond is controlled by a powerful hormone also responsible for bonding mothers to their babies.
Why are dogs so good at reading our emotions? Horizon meets Betsy, reputedly the world's most intelligent dog, and compares her incredible abilities
to those of children. Man's best friend has recently gone one step further - helping us identify genes responsible for causing human
diseases.

My dog, all of my dogs - As stated in previous posts - I've been betrayed and abused by many of my fellow humans, looked down upon, laughed at,
gossiped about, toyed with.

But never, of all my dogs (and even the wild wolf I met when I chanced upon him at around 11 years old and he outweighed me by quite a bit) never has
a four legged canine ever betrayed or abused me.

My current dog - shy, scared, spent the first six years of her life as a puppy mill breeder with no human contact then when the puppy mill breeder in
Georgia was done with her put her in a high kill shelter.

She was six hours away from being gassed (cage #2)...........no, I would never betray her trust nor ever let anyone ever hurt her again.

Originally posted by ManBehindTheMask
Not a chance, my dog is more likely to outlive me in a situation like that! Besides I have good survival skills, so I couldnt see it coming down to
that....

The poster earlier had it right......These people ahd no idea what they were doing and had NO business being in that area wondering the woods....

They were not familiar with their area at all...

And let me tell you, having been in that forrest , and actually pretty close to their area, there is an ABUNDANCE of things to eat there, even this
time of year.....

If they couldnt find basic things to eat, and think that "rubbing sticks together and cracking rocks dont work" then im surprised none of them
mortally wounded themselves just walking around out there......

They need to stay in their camper and cruise on back to Oklahoma.......

The son of the two parents broke his ankle the article
says. I guess looking for all that food did it..

Good reply. The person beginning this thread may have not considered the following:

Some good laying hens Leghorns lay big white eggs and quite a few but are flighty, have to watch em or clip their wings which Grandpa did if memory
serves me.

Rhode Island Reds lay brown eggs (they taste better) but not as many or as often - but getting 5-6 good laying chickens and you would have enough eggs
to get your daily protein and eggs left over to barter and when they got old, if you could chicken dinner or barter them off to someone for chicken
dinner if you couldn't kill them.

We only had around seven cows and had so much milk we sold it to the neighbors.

Sheep, They don't mind being sheared in the summer.

Personally I couldn't kill a cow, sheep, chicken, dog or pig..........we didn't have pigs, so I don't know about pigs.

Keep in mind, cows eat a lot and I mean a lot of grain, hay and grass. They also poop a lot so you have to clean the barn out every single morning.
365 days a year.

You would do better having some chickens and growing vegetables, have some fruit and nut trees and some berry bushes.

If TSHTF your dog might be needed to help herd, protect your chickens and alert you to approaching people.

Now if your just in the woods, almost all woods are teaming with edible stuff - get a good book and learn.

I was taught by my elders what to eat and what not to eat so I'm pretty much set. The idea of a grub isn't appealing but hey it's protein and low
fat.

Most dogs would prove more valuable than many human companions. They hear better, see better, run faster, are more loyal.

Heck, eating your dog might be a real mistake. I don't hear well at all, but my dog lets me know who is approaching and I've taught her to quietly
alert me.

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